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• Bolton, P. A.; Heikkala, S. G.; Greene, M. M.; May, P. J.
  Land Use Planning for Earthquake Hazard Mitigation: A Handbook for Planners.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Directorate for Engineering., cJanuary 1986, 134 p.
  Identifying Number(s): SP-14
  Keywords: Cost analysis; Damage assessment; Economic factors; Land use; Land use zoning; Risk; Buildings; Real property; Hazards; Safety; Sales; Ordinances; Handbooks; Decision making; Ownership; Losses; Earthquakes; Building codes

• Safford, F. B.; Masri, S. F.
  Induced Earthquake Motions in Civil Structures by Pulse Methods.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., August 1984, 98 p.
  Identifying Number(s): AA-R-8428-5764
  Keywords: Earthquake resistant structures; Seismic waves; El Centro earthquake; Finite element analysis; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; San Fernando earthquake; Pulse generators; Simulation; Computer programs; Motion; Earthquakes

• Saxena, S. K.
  Siting and Geotechnical Program Focus and Directions. Report upon the Deliberations of a Workshop Held at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois on August 4-5, 1986.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Directorate for Engineering., January 1986, 185 p.
  Keywords: Failure; Earth movements; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Buildings; Hazards; Meetings; Soil dynamics; Rock mechanics; Soil mechanics; Construction

• Beck, R. T.; Beck, J. L.
  Comparison between Transfer Function and Modal Minimization Methods for System Identification.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Directorate for Engineering., November 1985, 72 p.
  Identifying Number(s): EERL-85-06
  Keywords: Ten degrees of freedom; Oscillations; Structural vibration; Modal response; Mathematical models; Damping; Parameter estimation; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Buildings; System identification; Resonant frequency; Optimization; Comparison; Transfer functions

• Wood, S. L.; Wight, J. K.; Moehle, J. P.
  Chile Earthquake (1985): Observations on Earthquake-Resistant Construction in Vina del Mar.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., February 1987, 187 p.
  Identifying Number(s): ['UILU-ENG-87-2002', 'STRUCTURAL RESEARCH SER-532']
  Keywords: ; Seismic design; Reinforced concrete; Chile; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Earthquakes

• HoLung, J. A.; Cai, J.; Lin, Y. K.
  Frequency Response of Secondary Systems Under Seismic Excitation.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., July 31, 1987, 96 p.
  Identifying Number(s): NCEER-87-0013
  Keywords: ; Numerical analysis; Seismic design; Floors; Components; Frequency response; Buildings; Earthquake engineering

• Yang, J. N.; Akbarpour, A.; Ghaemmaghami, P.
  Instantaneous Optimal Control Laws for Tall Buildings Under Seismic Excitations.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., June 10, 1987, 108 p.
  Identifying Number(s): NCEER-87-0007
  Keywords: ; Seismic design; Algorithms; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Optimal control; Open loop systems

• DiPasquale, E.; Cakmak, A. S.
  Detection and Assessment of Seismic Structural Damage.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Industrial Science and Technological Innovation., August 25, 1987, 98 p.
  Identifying Number(s): NCEER-87-0015
  Keywords: Numerical analysis; San Fernando (California); Damage assessment; Expert systems; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Reviews; Structural analysis

• Moazzami, S.; Bertero, V. V.
  Three-Dimensional Inelastic Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Frame-Wall Structures.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., May 1987, 163 p.
  Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-87/05
  Keywords: ; Cracking (Fracturing); Reinforced concrete; Framed structures; Walls; Model tests; Finite element analysis; Buildings; Earthquake engineering

• Kelly, J. M.; Griffith, M. C.; Aiken, I. D.
  Displacement Control and Uplift Restraint Device for Base Isolated Structures.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., April 1987, 72 p.
  Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-87/03
  Keywords: ; Seismic design; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Ground motion; Vibration isolation; Foundations; Stiffness; Isolators; Bearings